Rapture Doesn't Happen Today, Contrary To Viral Rumor, Leaving Christians On Earth

The day when God takes all of Earth's Christians into heaven (aka The Rapture) was, according to some Evangelical circles, supposed to be today, but the continued presence of Christians on Earth suggests that the rumor of a September 22nd, 2023, Rapture was based on faulty information.

Rumors of a Rapture appear to have started from a graphic that went viral on Facebook last week. It was spotted by Evangelical critic and Christian comedian April Ajoy and shared with a joke to her social media accounts.

The graphic has caused much confusion, as some people aren't sure if it means The Rapture will occur at the stroke of midnight on September 22nd or the stroke of midnight on September 23rd, nor are they sure what time zone the graphic is referring to.

Evidently, other dates have been pegged by some evangelical theorists, but there's a lot of chatter that it will happen sometime this week.

In a September 20th video posted by Ajoy, she jokes about some of the other dates pegged by Evangelicals for the Rapture, including September 19th, September 23rd (because many Hollywood movies have made September 23rd the date of The Rapture) and "sometime before September 25th."

Some have pointed out that the pre-Rapture requirements laid out in the Bible, such as the restoration of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, have not been met, which may be why the Rapture has not happened today.

The Bible also states that no human will be able to guess the date of the Rapture, making all predictions essentially worthless depending on your outlook.

Though The Rapture has yet to happen, many believers and non-believers have expressed hope that it does — albeit for different reasons.